Where does “వితంతువు” come from?

వితంతువు (Telugu) comes from Telugu తంతువు, from Sanskrit तन्तु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tántuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántuš, from Proto-Indo-European tén-tu-s, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

వితంతువు (Telugu): A widow

Definitions

  1. A widow

Ancestry of “వితంతువు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguతంతువుA thread or fibre; filament
2Sanskritतन्तुthread, cord, string, line, wire, warp (of a web), filament, fibre
3Proto-Indo-Aryantántuṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantántuš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantén-tu-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tén-tu-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántuš →